Forest Fire!

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I never EVER would have imagined the woods being on fire so close to me! Yesterday that happened! I was outside working in the garden when the dog started barking and was all excited. This is usually an alert that a stranger has pulled up in the driveway. I went to see what all the commotion was about, and was greeted by a man from the Forestry Dept. who informed me that there was a forest fire down the road to the east of me that was within 1/2 a mile from our property. He also warned that with the wind we had yesterday that it could spread rapidly. I went inside to tell my hubby. He was on his way outside because he heard a knock on the door and thought that I had locked myself outside. Nope!! We spent the afternoon monitoring the fire, watching the Volunteer Fire Dept. go back and forth, and watching the smoke come our way. Luckily and by the grace of God, the fire was put out before dark and it did not reach us. We did ride down the road to see exactly where the fire was. It was really close to the property line and scary! There are no houses in that area, just woods. That land was also just leased as a hunting property, so my guess is that the hunters were there this weekend, had a campfire (even though we have been under a burn ban for 3 months) and did not extinguish the fire before leaving. I hope they the authorities find the responsible person(s) for starting the fire. That was how my Tuesday went! Did you have any unexpected news? Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain